Cessna 152 accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 7, 1983
On August 7, 1983 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N67452, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma (81St St. Airpark airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 7, 1983 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Tulsa, Oklahoma · 81St St. Airpark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N67452 · registry record · serial 15281843
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A POWERLINE DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS VISITING A SMALL FIELD WITH A1300 FT RWY OF SOD FOR PRACTICE. THE C-152 USES 1340 FT TO CLEAR A 50 FT OBSTABCLE FOR A STANDARD DAY ON A SURFACED RWY THIS DAY WAS ABOVE STANDARD REQUIRING MORE TAKEOFF DISTANCE AND DECREASING CLIMB PERFORMANCE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 38 hours in all; 38 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 13 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,496 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 2, 1983; 47 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 1,300 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 5 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW83LA368.